either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

cunning; sly

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

to make false and malicious statements about; slander

having hegemony or dominance

to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

a day's work

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

intended to entrap or beguile

sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting